Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-125
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 7:40 PM–8:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Charles W. Colson and his wife. This brief exchange served exclusively to initiate a connection with the Colson residence. No further policy or administrative matters were addressed during this short administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:40 pm and 8:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-125 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 36-125
Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:40 pm and 8:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 406 35]
Request for a telephone call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on January 31, 1973
- 036-124 7:39 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:39 pm to 7:40 pm.
- 406-034 7:39 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:39 pm to 7:40 pm.
- 406-035 7:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:40 pm and 8:21 pm.
- 036-126 8:21 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:21 pm to 8:57 pm.
- 406-036 8:21 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:21 pm to 8:57 pm.
- 036-127 8:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:59 pm to 9:01 pm.
- 406-037 8:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:59 pm to 9:01 pm.
- 036-128 9:01 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:01 pm and 9:07 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 036-125, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-125 (accessed October 7, 2026).